Showbiz Buzz May 21, 2007

Hey, you guys! It's Monday again, which means we're due for some Hollywood scoop. Here's the latest in What's Hot and Not (and be sure to click through for "What to Watch" and "Random Celeb News!"

What's Hot, What's Not

Celeb CoupleHot:Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. All the gossip mags featured pics of the pair holding hands and smooching as they walked through London together. Biel reportedly surprised J.T. with a visit while he was in England on a concert tour.Not:Jessica Simpson and John Mayer.People magazine says they've broken up. Again. Apparently, they've broken up more than 10 times since they began dating last year. So, will this one stick?

TV ShowHot:Heroes! Not only will the season finale wrap up the "exploding New York" storyline, but it'll leave us with a juicy cliffhanger that sets up next season's action!Also Hot:Lost. Sadly, several cast members are going to be written off in this week's season finale, and producers have promised a "game-changing" twist that will leave fans wondering how the show will possibly continue next season. WOW. Can't wait to see what that one is!

TV LISTINGS UP NEXT...

On the Tube...Must-See-TV for the Week Ahead

Monday (May 21): It's the last week of competition on Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 8 p.m. ET)...who do you want to win?; Chris is disappointed when the new substitute teacher gives him a hard time, but he realizes it's only because the teach sees his potential on a repeat episode of Everybody Hates Chris (CW, 8 p.m.); there's a new edition of Deal or No Deal on NBC (8 p.m.); Jack has to save his nephew Josh and retrieve the stolen bomb component on tonight's season finale of 24 (Fox, 9 p.m.); and on the Heroes season finale (NBC, 9 p.m.), all the heroes meet up in New York City to try to stop Sylar from exploding, as was predicted in Isaac's paintings.

Tuesday (May 22): On the final American Idol performance show of the season (Fox, 8 p.m.), Blake and Jordin duke it out to become the new American Idol; on the Dancing With the Stars season finale (ABC, 9 p.m.), the winners are announced; on the two-hour SERIES FINALE of Veronica Mars (CW, 8 p.m.), Weevil hires Veronica to find out what's really going on when he's accused of making fake debit cards, Veronica's dad takes some major steps to protect Veronica when a tape of her and Piz hits the Internet, and Veronica has a harsh, shocking conversation with Logan; and there's a new episode of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge on MTV (10 p.m.).

Wednesday (May 23): On Fox, it's the American Idol results show (8 p.m.), when the new American Idol is announced, and the top 12 contestants, who'll be touring together this summer, reunite and perform; The CW has back-to-back repeats of One Tree Hill (8 and 9 p.m.); on the two-hour season finale of Lost (ABC, 9 p.m.), several characters will be killed off(!) as the plane-crash victims finally decide to take on The Others, while Said tries to contact the outside world to get himself and the others rescued, and we learn some MAJOR secrets from Jack's past via flashbacks; and MTV has The Real World: Denver reunion special at 10 p.m., and, yes, expect major fireworks!

Thursday (May 24): ABC repeats the Ugly Betty pilot (ABC, 8 p.m.), which is a great opportunity to catch up with one of the best new shows of the season; on a repeat Smallville (CW, 8 p.m.), Clark is imprisoned in the Phantom Zone; and on a repeat Supernatural (CW, 9 p.m.), Dean is stalked by a Reaper.

Sunday (May 27): The CW repeats the Smallville season finale (8 p.m.), in which Clark finally finds out why Lana married Lex, while Lana tells Lex their marriage is over; on a repeat of the Supernatural season finale (CW, 9 p.m.), Sam is kidnapped by the Yellow-Eyed Demon, who tries to manipulate Sam into helping him launch a war on the human race; and on NBC, it's a repeat of Friday Night Lights (9 p.m.), in which Jason begins to suspect there's something going on between Lyla and Tim.

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Random Bits
Some really great news and some not-so-great news from the annual network TV upfronts this week, when the networks announce their new shows and returning series for the year ahead....

Good news: Not only is Friday Night Lights coming back for a second season, but it's actually going to air on Friday nights on NBC (it makes so much more sense, no?)! Beginning in September, the show will air Friday nights at 10 p.m., making it the perfect show to watch on Fridays, or to TiVo/tape on the VCR to watch when you get home from your own high school football games!Good news: One Tree Hill is definitely going to be back for another season on The CW, and with a pretty interesting new concept. The show will flash forward four years to when the whole gang has graduated from college. We'll pick up with them as they're about to begin their lives in the "real world." Good news: Among the new shows on The CW next season will be Gossip Girl, based on the best-selling series of novels by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series is being produced by Josh Schwartz, who created The O.C., so it definitely has the potential to be one of THE must-see shows of next year! More details on the show: The pilot episode was written by Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, and the stars include Blake Lively (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) as Serena, Leighton Meester (7th Heaven and Veronica Mars) as Blair, hot newcomer Chace Crawford as Blair's love interest Nate, Taylor Momsen (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) as Jenny, and Kristen Bell from Veronica Mars as the show's narrator. Will you watch???Bad news: The CW cancelled Veronica Mars, meaning this Tuesday's back-to-back new episodes are the show's SERIES FINALE. Everyone agreed the show was great, with terrific writing and awesome cast members, but for some reason, viewers never took to the series in big numbers. We were definitely among the small but devoted fan base, though, and we'll miss it not only because it was good, but because Veronica (Kristen Bell) was one of the coolest female characters on the tube!More bad news: The lineup of shows that have been cancelled for next year: Jericho and The Class on CBS; Veronica Mars,7th Heaven, and Gilmore Girls on The CW; Drive and The O.C. on Fox; Crossing Jordan and Studio 60 on NBC; and What About Brian,Six Degrees,George Lopez, and The Nine on ABC.Stay tuned to Showbiz Buzz all this summer, as we'll continue to give you previews of what's happening on TV next season! And, hey, please take a minute to let us know what you'd like to have us feature in this section -- just click on the CONTRIBUTE button below and share, share, share your thoughts!

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